New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-28
CAPTAIN REILLY'S ILLEGAL ARRESTS
HIS WAY OF LOCKING UP PEOPLE WITHOUT LAW
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About dozen young men and four young "omep'
who arrested in the Silver grin restaurant OH
Saturday night sat in superintendent Murray on'c u"
Police Headquarters yesterday. and in turn testified
about their experience the cells ~ the West lhireh
street Police Station. Captain BELLY and hunipeF oi
his policemen, who had taken part in the fiu Oh ''c
restaurant. stool up front of Mr. Murray 10 sti anu
afterwarj to make explanations. wilmer VI h"o"e' ="
reporter for "The World" WIS the chiei c"npia'h''
against Captain Reilly. He SAID he went iu'o VI.
restaurant about IL o'clock on Saturday h's W Ho'
some supper. The place Va het with people AMONG
whom number Of women. He had NOT 'n'i7"ou
hs neal when he heard that the police were mak'hs
raid the place. Captain Reilly ana h''""e' VI
policemen entered and began to make arrests 0o "
the cried, ana Bache told them not 10 DC lH"
cncl "a they would not be hurt Hc was 'nAo'i "' !"
policeman and led TO the police station There he triou
10 make an explanation to Captain heiis o"' wac
dragged back from the Captains room and leu 10 the
scrgelnts desk to be booked" He gave Ills name d.
Frank smith," and led ~ cell III which ho III"
the company OF several other men, After "rlti"s '
patch TO Ballard smith, managing editor oil i"o
World" hc managed To attract the attention Oh l'o"
Mechan. and asked HIM to have the dispatch srh' '"
graph Office at the time rendering MIN n"
dollar Meelan refused TO send tie dispatch la'er nc
spoke 10 Policeman Jackson, who WAS helping heeh""
take prisoners Bachc sad that Jachso" c
ceve disp tch and the hafdOar. and that Tue o'
lowing dialogue cnsucd:
Bachc-Iiow much shall give YOU for your tfou"ic
Jackspn.-You can your Judgment apo"' 'n''''
Buchc said lie handed ont 81 bill which the police
man hastily slipped into his pocSct An hour OF so a'eI
there comuoton III the prison ana II " a' 'n''
that OF the female prisoners lad Iaihei Aoi "o
conotiou had s,sided of tic women wcnl through
the corridor aud stopped at the door Of cell III VINO"
men were cOuiined BLchc thought she was A'o''n
p,nicl by policeman who had his coat of. aud III hcaid
the sound of kissing Bachc recognized ahu us
charged in the Jefferson Market Police Court on H"u''
and he helped write n report of the iad ior Inc
World" That article contained some clrors INC ulS'
match that iiachc wrote on saturday night hah NOV pee
received the editor. ana B1chc went !" 'caio" ~
Policeman Jackson The dispatch wa i9n Il op ' n
telegraph Office, pasted III b"os' an" ''oN'''' -"
sisted paying back the 81 .r ,...,,ir,
william Douslerty reporter fr Ihs L ;snIani
World" tald that ne had Deen arrested 81 lnc id
and locked ~, all night. The other Young men oinu
ing reporter for" The star, gave slin'lhi iesttn"nl
They all ,l they thourht their arrest wa. IN , III
mer, IL into public place iof irii' - -,
were acting Vcaccdhly AT the time oi me ri'. ~
them had uoiicri any mscouducC OH the part "l p'Vc
men In the prison. Ihc l"nr yolh& women u'u, h,
there hal been au, kissing IN the cells y" "i"i H'
been served Ia ihrui IN the prison. ..., -, "a
from Barhr lie said h. intcudcd Ia give ine eIauss
back TO priso after sending me nl-pl'I n,i
forgo; about 1t nutil he 81" bahc ~ sou v '"' hen
hc next the reporter. Bnchc -tid h' ""'.' ,,J
Captain Reilly suffer for the rad rue reP@i , n
lint he had led language AMI ne dI.o
direct two other policemen VINO ohlu thoH "'" ''"
MAKE a similar remark. $500 .,,.,,,
which cac the arrest OF the proprietor 81 w.
RESTAURANT and III idle ana di>-'uie inmates. nc
nr,,isr, In surh and let the nls -iHtiht' {" c'
vac vas NOT Idle aud dissolute." The iri'nt VIZ
obtained Oh AFFIDAVIT; bi one ni captain htil o"''''
tina. the lie sfiuri' was 4 dispiIcrly place. =. A.,
The up-.0t ot the hcirin- Wa MA M. n"iI' ~ u'
not tinh against Captain clHl nIl "', NM
bat ne made a chsrg" against iOiOSi'" "''"" '
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